réglementée vs réglementées, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“réglementée” and “réglementées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,962
“réglementée” frequency rank: #40,983
“réglementées” frequency rank: 70945
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	réglementée	réglementées
Definition	Participe passé féminin singulier de réglementer.	Participe passé féminin pluriel de réglementer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réglementée and réglementées apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch

réglementée

12 ch

réglementées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. réglementée and réglementées are pronounced identically (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réglementée” sits inside “réglementées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglementée is recorded at frequency rank #29,962, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\. réglementées is at rank #40,983, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 70945, this pair ranks #49,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réglementée vs réglementées

Shared letters: eglmnrté. Private to "réglementée": -. Private to "réglementées": s.

"réglementée" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVV · "réglementées" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

réglementée#29,962

réglementées#40,983

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglementée" and "réglementées" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "réglementée" or "réglementées"?

"réglementée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,962 in our French list, against #40,983 for "réglementées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réglementée vs réglementées

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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